
Aristotle's Physics Alpha
symposium aristotelicum
- Hardcover
388 pages
- Release Date
6 June 2019
Summary
Unlocking Aristotle’s Physics: A Scholarly Journey Through Book Alpha
The Symposium Aristotelicum volumes are indispensable resources for Aristotle scholars. This nineteenth volume features eleven renowned ancient philosophy experts offering a comprehensive commentary on Book Alpha of Aristotle’s Physics. This key treatise explores the fundamental principles of physical change.
Including a general introduction, the ten chapters provide detailed analysis of …
Book Details
ISBN-13: | 9780198830993 |
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ISBN-10: | 0198830998 |
Series: | Symposia Aristotelica |
Author: | Katerina Ierodiakonou, Paul Kalligas, Vassilis Karasmanis |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
Format: | Hardcover |
Number of Pages: | 388 |
Release Date: | 6 June 2019 |
Weight: | 742g |
Dimensions: | 239mm x 158mm x 26mm |
About The Author
Katerina Ierodiakonou
Katerina Ierodiakonou is Professor of Ancient Philosophy at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and at the University of Geneva. She is also a member of the research programme Representation and Reality: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on the Aristotelian Tradition at the University of Gothenburg. She has published extensively on ancient and Byzantine philosophy, especially in the areas of epistemology and logic. She is currently working on a monograph about ancient theories of colour, as well as on an edition, translation, and commentary of Theophrastus’ De Sensibus and of Michael Psellos’ paraphrase of Aristotle’s De Interpretatione.
Paul (Pavlos) Kalligas is a former Professor of Ancient Philosophy at the Department of History and Philosophy of Science of the University of Athens. He is currently the Director of the European Cultural Centre of Delphi. His main scholarly project is an edition with translation and commentary of the Enneads of Plotinus into Modern Greek, published by the Academy of Athens; six volumes of this work have appeared so far and an English translation of the commentary is due to be published. He has also worked and published extensively on Plato, Aristotle, the Sophists, and the history of Platonism.
Vassilis Karasmanis is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the National Technical University of Athens. He is a specialist in ancient philosophy, ancient science (mainly mathematics), and philosophy of technology. He has published four books and edited another eight (six of them with others), including Remembering Socrates (Oxford 2006, with Lindsay Judson). He has also published fifty two articles in various philosophical journals or collective volumes. Vassilis Karasmanis is an elected member of FISP (International Federation of Philosophical Societies) since 2013.
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